The Musafir

Invitation for Dinner

Mantingan arrived at his residence. Get ready by highlighting the sword on his waist. With or without the White Mask Army, he would still be departing. Served the swordsman who challenged him at midnight last night.

The excitement is still ongoing. Even outside his residence was still crowded by the passing of the disciples. The celebration is not only held in a large field with magnificent coconut trees, the celebration is carried out almost throughout the college. Only, the center is indeed in the field with a large coconut tree.

The coat ensures that nothing is left behind before opening the door. There only appeared a white masked swordsman in front of him. Mantingan was quite surprised, but immediately calmed down.

“Brother is called Chairman at his residence,” said the white masked swordsman.

Mantingan nodded slowly, then replied, “I'll be there if indeed the Chairman says so, but for what?”

“Chairmen invite Brother to eat a meal there.” The white masked man replied.

Mantingan nodded once again, Rama's invitation should be appreciated. “Are you willing to take me there? I do not know the location of his residence ...”

“It was also a duty of sarah. Come.”

The mantan following the masked swordsman walked on quite a crowded street. The disciples seemed to rarely see the existence of the White Mask Army, until they seemed to be amazed when they saw the masked swordsman walking near them.

Mantingan asked the warrior in front of him. “Didn't you join the celebration?”

For the first time Mantingan heard the laughter of one of the White Mask Troops. “We have our own way to celebrate, Brother. With us in charge of guarding the college during the celebration, it has become a proud celebration for us.”

The mantel laughed softly. In his mind, he was eager to give as much to the college as what the White Mask Squad did. But what is her power, having another goal is quite self-imposing. It is impossible that Mantingan settled in college, while the goal is to travel until the Gembangmas is found.

He now looks like an unfilial disciple.

After several turns and a long journey, the White Mask Warrior reported that they were right in front of Rama's residence.

Mantingan looked at Rama's house in amazement. It is not luxury that amazes him, but the simplicity of Rama's house that makes Mantingan amazed.

The house is not so big. It has no level. The fence is not given sharp bars. The yard is also not too big, but has beautiful plants in it. The terrace of the house was quite bright by white lanterns, there was a long couch there. People who see it at a glance—including Mantingan— will not say that the house is the house of the chairman of a large college.

Manten could not see inside through the curtain-covered window, but he could see the room inside the house that was quite bright. Mantingan also heard the voice of Rama and some other people who were talking lightly. Hearing and seeing it made Mantingan feel bad to enter and disturb the pleasure of Rama's family.

However, the swordsman who delivered the Mantingan said not to hesitate to go inside. He added, Rama was very much expecting his presence.

Mantingan took a deep breath, raised his hand and prepared to knock on the door. But the door had already opened, making Mantingan very surprised and instantly nervous. The one who opened it was Rama, the old man greeted Mantingan very warmly.

“Child Man, what's the shame like that for? I've been waiting for your presence, don't hesitate, come in.”

“Chairman, I don't want to mess up your excitement with family ...”

“Use thought of everything. No one bothers anyone. My family is also waiting for your presence. Son of Man, you have to fill your stomach before you go to fight. It could be your last dinner.”

What Rama said was creepy even though there was a point as well. In a fight there is only one side won, while the other side is arrested or killed. The mantan did not know if he would still be able to return here after accepting the challenge of fighting. Because in a fight, negligence in the time of one eye can be a messenger of death.

Mantingan really did not feel offended by the words of Rama. Indeed, in the martial world, such words should not be painful.

“Chairman, it looks like I will trouble you tonight.” The mantan said with a big smile, it was a sign that he accepted Rama's offer.

Rama invited Mantingan into his house. Inside the living room has been decorated by lanterns that emit a soft white light, as well as some other handmade decorations, but not there the mantingan will be entertained. They were getting inside, precisely in the middle room they stopped.

There was a long table containing appropriate dishes. In the proper sense here is not excessive nor lacking, and worthy as a banquet. At the long table were two women, one a young woman and the other a little girl.

Mantingan initially thought that the two women were brothers, and were the children of Rama. But Mantingan was surprised when Rama introduced the young woman as his wife, and the little girl as his son.

Seeing the shocked expression of Mantingan, Rama laughed. “Son Man, this is because I did not realize that family life is actually very good, rather than living alone full of solitude. I advise you to get married immediately, so as not to regret like I am.”

The mantan could only smile awkwardly hearing that. He did not answer. Indeed, he himself does not know whether the decision will be, family or not. But as a wanderer, Mantingan felt no need to rush to take a wife.

The mantle is welcome to sit on one of the chairs. They held a banquet for Mantingan. For this time, Mantingan did not take much food. He will fight later tonight, it is not wise to eat a lot of food until full.

After the banquet was over, Rama continued it by conversing lightly. There Mantingan was asked to tell of his adventures. The mantel is willing to do that. With the exception of not telling the part of himself and Kenanga. Mantingan only tells the exciting parts of his adventure, it is finished quickly, because there are not many exciting things in his adventure.

At the end of the story, Rama's wife asks him, “Where will you dock, Mantingan?”

The smiling mantel stiffly heard that. “Until I found something I was looking for, something that had become hope, that's where I docked. But if I do not go to find it, the place where I lay lifeless is where I docked.”